LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE BUT HAZY. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE AFTERNOON
WAS 35.9 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR
SEPTEMBER. A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA THIS WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON MUIFA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 330
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA. THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
360 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN
LATER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022)

FINE BUT HAZY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES. VERY HOT AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 36 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE, VERY HOT AND DRY THIS WEEK TO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE CAN REACH 35
DEGREES WITH WEAK WINDS AND HAZE ON THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 36 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 36 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 13.09.2022